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Leavitt to Leave White House Press Secretary Role
The youngest person ever to hold the post departs at the end of August with no successor named, the fifth senior woman to leave the administration this year.
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Iran Sets Conditions for Reopening Hormuz Strait
Tehran wants the naval blockade lifted, US forces withdrawn and the war ended, as sources tell CNN the top American general is privately seeking…
White House Revives Bid to Remove Fed Governor
Lisa Cook has 21 days to answer unproven mortgage fraud claims, weeks after the Supreme Court let her keep her seat while she contests…
Cargo Ship Struck in Strait of Hormuz as Washington and Tehran Give Opposing Accounts of Talks
UKMTO says a vessel was hit off Oman overnight. Trump says negotiations are under way; Iran says it is talking only to Oman, and…
Trump Calls Iran ‘Duplicitous’ Over Talks Denial
Washington and Tehran gave flatly contradictory accounts of whether negotiations exist, as shipping data showed Hormuz traffic still far below pre-war levels.
Iran Denies US Talks as Trump Says Deal Is Close
Tehran says its only negotiations are with Oman and the Strait of Hormuz remains closed, contradicting Trump who said US-Iran talks would open on…
Trump Says Iran Talks Begin Monday on Hormuz Deal
Trump says negotiations with Tehran start Monday to finalise an agreement reopening the Strait of Hormuz, after he called off a strike on Iran…
Trump Hosts Netanyahu as Iran War Enters an Uncertain Pause
The first in-person talks since the war began produced no public statement of substance, and within a day Trump was again warning of heavy…